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We’ve sacked 10 staff with fake certificates – SSNIT boss

About ten staff of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust [SSNIT], have been dismissed in the last few months for possessing fake certificates. The Director-General of SSNIT, Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, who made the revelation on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday said the ten were fished out when their certificates were vetted. “We had people who were in the ...

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University of Ghana investigates Vandals, Katanga clash

The management of the University of Ghana says it has initiated its own investigations into circumstances that led to a near violent clash between some students of Commonwealth Hall and their counterparts from the KNUST’s University Hall also known as Katanga on Monday. Some members of both halls clashed at the University of Ghana where they were expected to participate ...

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Amazon Prime has over 100 million members

After declining for years to disclose how many people pay for Amazon Prime, Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos revealed on Wednesday in his annual letter to shareholders that over 100 million people globally have joined Amazon’s membership club. “13 years post-launch, we have exceeded 100 million paid Prime members globally,” Bezos wrote. “In 2017 Amazon shipped more than five billion ...

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Amaliba ‘jabs’ PwC for not contacting former SSNIT Boss during audit

Lawyer Abraham Amaliba has alleged that former Director-General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson, was not contacted in the audit that has cited him for causing financial loss to the state. The audit report was presented at a press conference Wednesday, addressed by the current Board Chair, Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor and some management staff of ...

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Fifa monitoring DR Congo FA boss detention

Fifa says it is monitoring the situation in DR Congo after the detention of the football association’s president Constant Omari. cOmari is also on the Fifa Council and a vice-president with the Confederation of African Football. “Fifa is closely following the matter and gathering additional information but has no further statement to make at this stage,” Fifa said in a ...

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Court orders arrest of Bukom Banku

A Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Braimah Kamoko popularly known as “Bukom Banku,” for failing to appear before it. The boxer, together with five others, four of whom are at large, is facing charges of assault, causing damage and two counts of causing harm but failed to attend court when the case was called ...

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Pressing babies’ heads to obtain ‘better’ shapes damages brain – Neuroscientists

Neuroscientists at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) are calling on women to stop pressing the heads of newborn babies in order to change the shape of the heads of such babies. According to the scientists, such practices affect the functioning of the brains of the children and might affect their thinking capabilities when they grow up. The neuroscientists were ...

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Ghanaian Uber driver flees U.S after being accused of rape

A 30-year-old man who has been identified as a Ghanaian with the name Frederick Amfo is said to have fled the United States of America after being accused of rape. Amfo who is alleged to be an illegal immigrant working as an Uber driver in the country was arrested after one of his female passengers reported he forcefully had sex ...

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